Clinton County, MI housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Seller's market · leverage 15
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Home Value
$317,914
+4.2% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
15
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
2.5 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
39 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
20%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
99.9%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
28%
Aug 2026
Rental Rate
$1,546/mo
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
34%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$103
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 34% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 4.2% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. Listings are 49% below the 2017-19 norm and falling (−12% vs. a year ago): still a tight market.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is low (15/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 0.1% below their final list price; 20% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 28% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $83k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,237 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Buy vs. rent. Buying costs about $518/mo more than renting a typical home (mortgage payment vs. typical rent).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $103 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −3% to +13% over the next 12 months (82% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −3.2% to +13.2% (80% range; middle estimate +6.3%), chance of a rise 82%, of a 5%+ drop 6%.
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ZIP codes in Clinton County, MI
| Area | Home value | 1-year change | Buyer leverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lansing, MI 48906 | $169.6K | +3.8% | 26 |
| Saint Johns, MI 48879 | $296.9K | +5.5% | 10 |
| Dewitt, MI 48820 | $367.5K | +3.1% | 7 |
| Bath, MI 48808 | $331.6K | +3.9% | 29 |
| Ovid, MI 48866 | $194.3K | +3.7% | 2 |
| Elsie, MI 48831 | $205.1K | +4.4% | 16 |
| Fowler, MI 48835 | $305.6K | +6.3% | 9 |
| Eagle, MI 48822 | $328.4K | +1.9% | 0 |
| Westphalia, MI 48894 | $356.3K | +7.7% | 0 |
| Maple Rapids, MI 48853 | $159.5K | +2.1% | 0 |